JP2019154995A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of reducing data capacity in reel stop control and improving efficiency of a stop control process.SOLUTION: Stop control means acquires a part of stop reference pointers (BTR pointers) of a plurality of stop reference pointers (BTR pointers) that can be used in a plurality of types of stop controls on the basis of the result of a winning combination lottery and the stop operation timing, and generates a control information group (data table information A, data table information B, data table information C) corresponding to the result of the winning combination lottery (internal winning information) and line information for specifying a line for stopping a symbol related to the determined winning combination as the result of the winning combination lottery from the part of stop reference pointers (BTR pointers), and the stop control means can stop a symbol based on the result of the winning combination lottery of winning combination means on a predetermined line, on the basis of the control information group and the line information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more specifically, a gaming machine capable of reducing data capacity and improving the efficiency of stop control processing in reel stop control, and further improving game playability. About.

  Conventionally, a gaming machine such as a slot machine corresponds to each of a plurality of reels, a plurality of reels capable of displaying a variety of symbols, a start switch for starting a variation display of the symbols on the player's operation, and the reels. And a plurality of stop switches for individually stopping the change display of the symbols on the reels by the player's operation after the start of the change display of the symbols on the plurality of reels, and a control device for controlling the progress and effect of the game And a notifying means for notifying various effects to the outside, and the control device performs a lottery (hereinafter referred to as “role lottery”) of winning or losing roles. It has a lottery means to perform, the reel rotation is stopped based on the result of the lottery and the stop operation timing of the stop switch, and the combination of symbols related to the winning combination is aligned on an effective line It performed whether the determination, so that applies a predetermined benefit, depending on the result of the determination.

  Here, in the stop control for stopping the rotation of the reel, for example, a plurality of stop tables corresponding to the result of the lottery by the lottery means in advance and the reel corresponding to the operated stop switch are provided. In this case, a predetermined stop table is selected from the plurality of stop tables, the stop position of the reel is determined based on the selected stop table and the symbol position when the stop switch is operated, and the reel is determined. After rotating to the stop position, stop the rotation.

  Here, as described above, the stop control method for controlling the combination of symbols related to the winning combination according to the result of the winning lottery, or the control so as not to align, mainly includes the stop table method and the control method. There is. The stop table method is a stop table method in which a stop table storing stop positions for stopping combinations of symbols related to so-called roles is prepared in advance, and a desired symbol is stopped at a predetermined stop position using the stop table. This is called BTR control.

The control method is determination stop control that determines (controls) and stops each symbol that is rotated to a predetermined stop position.
In this control method, when a stop operation is performed, whether or not the symbol corresponding to the winning lottery result is located within the drawing range to the active line is determined by a judgment processing program incorporated in advance, and within the drawing range. If it is located, the drawing control is performed so that the symbol is drawn on the active line and stopped. On the other hand, a symbol that does not correspond to the lottery result stops on the effective line and a winning that does not correspond to the lottery result occurs. Performs so-called kick control in which other symbols located within the pull-in range are drawn and kicked so that symbols not corresponding to the lottery result do not stop on the active line.

  In BTR control as a table stop control (stop table method), a plurality of stop tables defining symbols to be stopped on the effective line at each stop operation timing are stored in advance, and when the stop operation is performed, By referring to the stop table corresponding to the lottery result of the game and performing the control to stop the symbols defined in the stop table on the effective line at the timing when the stop operation is performed, the above-described pull-in control and kicking are performed. Control is realized.

In the BTR control as the stop table method and the control control (determination stop control) as the control method, the stop table method needs to store in advance a stop table in which stop positions at all stop operation positions are stored in advance. The BTR control requires a larger storage capacity than the control type stop control because it is necessary to store a large number of numerical data in the stop table in advance.
However, in general, even if it is attempted to execute stop control only with control control in order to reduce the load on storage capacity, it may be difficult to stop all combinations of symbols with control control alone. In some cases, both stop control methods are used together using BTR control using a stop table.

  Here, in both the stop control of the BTR control as the stop table method and the control method as the judgment stop control, based on the result of the lottery and the stop operation timing in order to obtain information necessary for the stop control, A selectable stop reference pointer (BTR pointer) is used. By calculating the stop reference pointer (BTR pointer), information necessary for stop control such as symbol information is acquired.

  This stop reference pointer (BTR pointer) is allocated and used in both BTR control and control control.

  If the stop reference pointer (BTR pointer) used for both the BTR control as the stop table control and the control control as the judgment stop control can be reduced in this way, various data can be compressed accordingly. Data compression and storage capacity can be reduced, and the storage capacity of the stop table for BTR control can be increased accordingly, and the types of stop events (stop symbols) can be increased. It can be avoided that the eyes become monotonous and the change is poor due to the lack of change, and the game can be further improved.

  In addition, if the number of types of roles increases in order to improve game play, the number of stop tables becomes enormous, the amount of data in the stop table becomes large, and the load on the storage capacity is large. become.

For this reason, even if the winning combination and the reel to be stopped are different, if there is a portion where the stop position is the same in the stop table, a common table is provided as a method of data compression to reduce the amount of data. (Patent Document 1).
In such a prior art (Patent Document 1), a common table is used in a portion where the stop position in the stop table is the same, and a unique table is provided for each winning combination and each reel in a portion where the stop position in the stop table is different. The stop process is performed by combining the table and the unique table.

JP 2013-34783 A

In the related art (Patent Document 1) as described above, a common table is used in a portion where the stop position in the stop table is the same. However, if the stop position is greatly different for each combination, the ratio at which the common table can be created May occur or may not be created.
Furthermore, each role with a different stop position requires a unique table. Therefore, each role has a stop table that is a combination of a common table and a unique table. If the percentage of the common table that can be created is low or cannot be created when providing a stop table with a different pattern, a significant effect cannot be expected in reducing the data capacity, and the stop control process cannot be made more efficient. There was a problem.

  As described above, if the number of stop reference pointers (BTR pointers) used for both BTR control as stop table control and control control as judgment stop control can be reduced, data compression and storage capacity can be reduced. Yes, it is possible to divide the storage capacity into the BTR control stop table, increase the number of stop events (stop symbols), and the game is less monotonous and less changeable. It is possible to avoid a decrease in performance and to further improve game playability.

  In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a gaming machine capable of reducing the data capacity in the reel stop control and improving the efficiency of the stop control process, and further improving the gameability. The purpose is to provide.

The present invention is characterized by the following points. That is, a plurality of reels 62 around which a plurality of symbols 61 are arranged, a start switch 40 for starting rotation of the reels 62, a plurality of stop switches 50 for stopping the rotation of each reel 62, and Based on the operation of the start switch 40, a lottery means 120 for performing a lottery to determine whether or not a winning combination (hereinafter referred to as “role lottery”), the result of the winning lottery of the winning lottery means 120, and the Stop control means 140 that performs stop control of the reel 62 based on the stop operation timing of the stop switch 50, and rotates the reel 62 based on the result of the lottery and the stop operation timing of the stop switch 50. A gaming machine 10 that can be given a predetermined profit depending on whether or not the combination of symbols 61 related to the winning combination is aligned on a predetermined line, wherein the stop control means 140 Based on the result of the role lottery and the stop operation timing, a part of stop reference pointers (BTR pointers) of a plurality of stop reference pointers (BTR pointers) that can be used in a plurality of types of stop control are obtained, From the stop reference pointer (BTR pointer), the control information group (data table information A, data table information B, data table information) corresponding to the result of the lottery (configuration information [upper / lower] of the internal winning information [FP]) C) and line information for specifying the line that stops the symbol 61 related to the determined combination as a result of the combination lottery, and the stop control means 140 generates the control information group, the line information, Based on the above, it is possible to stop the symbol 61 based on the result lottery result of the role lottery means 120 to the predetermined line .
The stop control means 140 according to the present invention is based on the control information group corresponding to the result of the combination lottery, and the line information specifying the line that stops the symbol 61 related to the determined combination as a result of the combination lottery. The symbol 61 based on the result of the lottery means 120 can be stopped on the line.

According to the present invention, since a group of control information is allocated instead of assigning individual control information, the number and types of information to be generated from the stop reference pointer for control control is reduced, and the stop reference pointer ( The capacity of control control and BTR control can be reduced, and the overall size of the stop reference pointer can be reduced (for example, the data storage capacity is reduced from 8 bits to 4 bits).
The present invention includes, for example, a control reference stop pointer for 4-bit data ($ 00 to $ 0E <$ 10).
In other words, a one-byte storage area in which two stop reference pointers for control control are stored is included.
For example, even if the stop reference pointer for BTR control is not set as 4-bit data, for example, the stop reference pointer for BTR control is set as 8-bit data (only one is stored in a storage area of 1 byte). The entire storage area (for control control + BTR control) can be reduced.
That is, it is not necessary to make the stop reference pointer for BTR control 4 bits, and includes at least a stop reference pointer for control control having 4 bits.
As a result, it is possible to reduce data compression and storage capacity, and accordingly, it is possible to allocate storage capacity to the stop table of BTR control, and to increase the types of stop events (stop symbols), It is possible to avoid a decrease in gameability due to a monotonous stop appearance and poor change, and further improve the gameability.

  Here, the “stop table” in the stop table method (BTR control) specifically refers to, for example, the symbol position (symbol number, stop operation position) of the reel 62 when the stop switch 50 is stopped. The information on the stop position of the corresponding reel 62 (for example, the number of sliding frames) is defined. Therefore, when the specific stop table 440 used for stop control is acquired, the stop position of the reel 62 is determined by the symbol position (symbol number 0 to 19) of the reel 62 when the stop switch 50 is stopped. To do.

  Specifically, the “role lottery means” of the present invention performs a lottery of “winning any of a plurality of roles” or “losing (not winning any of a plurality of roles)”. The result of the lottery at this time is also called “internal winning information” or “flag pointer (FP)”, which may be “one winning combination” (single winning) or “multiple winning” (simultaneous winning) Or a predetermined one is obtained.

The result of the role lottery is, for example, 1 byte indicating the winning or non-winning of a role other than the bonus role (small role or replaying role), with 1-byte information indicating the winning or non-winning of the bonus role (thing). It is obtained as 2-byte information with the byte information as the lower order.
For example, when the RBB1 role (bonus role) and the DA11 role (small role) are won at the same time, the upper 1 byte information ($ 01) indicating the winning of the RBB1 role and the lower 1 byte information indicating the winning of the DA11 role ( $ 05) is obtained as a result of lottery (flag pointer). Further, when the DA11 role (small role) is elected alone, it consists of information on the upper 1 byte (for example, $ 00) indicating the non-winning bonus role and information on the lower 1 byte (for example, $ 05) indicating the winning of the DA11 role. Information of 2 bytes is obtained as a result of the lottery (flag pointer).
In this way, since the result of the lottery (flag pointer) is obtained as 2-byte information (upper 1 byte and lower 1 byte), the upper 1 byte of the 2-byte information is pointed to as “flag pointer ( FP) is called “upper order of FP”, and the lower 1 byte of the 2-byte information is sometimes referred to as “lower order of flag pointer (FP)”. For example, if the result of the role lottery is “simultaneous winning of RBB1 role and DA11 role”, the flag pointer is high = “$ 01” (RBB1 role is winning), and the flag pointer is low = “$ 05” (DA11 Winning a role).

In the stop control means of the present invention, `` Acquire a part of the stop reference pointers of a plurality of stop reference pointers that can be used in a plurality of types of stop control based on the result of the lottery and the stop operation timing '' Specifically, it is a first stage shown in FIG. 9 to be described later, and a first stop operation process as shown in FIG. 10 to be described later, and corresponds to step 116 in FIG.
In the stop control means of the present invention, “the control information group and the line information are generated from a part of the stop reference pointers” specifically means the second stage shown in FIG. The correspondence relationship between the BTR pointer, the data table information, and the line information shown in FIG. Then, as shown in FIG. 19, any one of a plurality of control information groups (for example, data table information A, B, or C) and a plurality of line information is determined from some stop reference pointer values. Determining the line information.

The present invention includes “a plurality of stop reference pointers” and “a plurality of types of stop control”, which can be pre-corresponding to each other. Specifically, when the first stop control (for example, control control) and the second stop control (for example, BTR control) are included as “plural types of stop control”, the first stop control is included in the first stop control. A predetermined number of corresponding stop reference pointers 1 (for example, $ 00 to $ 09) and a predetermined number of stop reference pointers 2 (for example, $ 10 to $ 30) corresponding to the second stop control are included in the “plurality of stop reference pointers”. Will be.
In this case, the stop control means of the present invention is based on the control information group and the line information, and when the symbols are stopped on a predetermined line based on the result of the role lottery of the role lottery means, the acquired partial stop reference It is determined whether the pointer is a pointer corresponding to the first stop control or a pointer corresponding to the second stop control (for example, whether it is less than $ 10), and the stop control ( For example, the predetermined symbol can be stopped at a predetermined line by the first stop control (control control) if it is less than $ 10, and the second stop control (BTR control) if it is more than $ 10.

The present invention includes “a plurality of stop reference pointers that can be used in a plurality of types of stop control”.
At this time, “available for multiple types of stop control” does not mean that a stop reference pointer used for one stop control can be used in common for another stop control, but a stop used for a certain stop control. A reference pointer and a stop reference pointer to be used in another stop control are separately provided, and a meaning that they constitute a plurality of stop reference pointers is included.
In the present invention, a plurality of stop reference pointers (for example, for control control = $ 00 to $ 0E, for BTR control = $ 10 to $ FF) assigned to each of a plurality of types of stop control (for example, control control and BTR control) are provided. ing. Among these stop reference pointers (for example, BTR pointers), at least “a part of stop reference pointers (for example, BTR pointers allocated for control control)” is line information (effective line) and symbol information (priority to effective lines). Is determined in advance according to the result of the role lottery, the stop operation timing, and the like so that the symbol drawn in) can be obtained as unique information. Therefore, in the present invention, based on the result of the lottery, the stop operation timing, etc., first, the stop reference pointer is obtained, so that any symbol is given priority to any effective line in the reel to be stopped by the stop operation. It is possible to specify whether to pull in automatically.

  In the present invention, not only one of the stop reference pointers is acquired by one stop operation, but, for example, the drawing symbol specified by the acquired stop reference pointer cannot be drawn into the specified effective line. Switch the stop reference pointer again, such as by acquiring another stop reference pointer again and specifying the valid line and the drawing symbol again (acquiring the stop reference pointer multiple times by one stop operation). Is also possible. In this case, after acquiring “partial stop reference pointer”, “partial stop reference pointer (for example, BTR pointer for control control) may be acquired again, or“ partial stop reference pointer ”is acquired. After that, a stop reference pointer (for example, a BTR pointer for BTR control) that is different from “some stop reference pointers” may be acquired again. Because it can change, the combination of stopped symbols can be different.

In the present invention, when “a part of stop reference pointers (for example, a BTR pointer for control control)” is obtained from a plurality of stop reference pointers, a plurality of pieces of control information including a plurality of control information are obtained from the “part of stop reference pointers”. A control information group (for example, data table information) and line information for specifying an effective line to be preferentially aligned are generated.
Here, the control information included in the control information group is provided as information for specifying a symbol to be preferentially drawn by the current stop operation.
Therefore, in the present invention, by generating a control information group (for example, a data table) and line information from “some stop reference pointers (for example, a BTR pointer for control control)”, the result of the current lottery or At the stop operation timing, an effective line to be preferentially drawn in is determined, and a symbol to be preferentially drawn into this effective line can be specified.

The “valid line is fixed” means that the stop reference pointer at that time is fixed, and when the stop reference pointer is switched again for the current stop operation, the determination is made. The active line may be switched to a different effective line.
In the present invention, when “partial stop reference pointer” is acquired, a plurality of control information groups (for example, three data table information A, B, and C) including a plurality of control information and line information are generated. Therefore, each “partial stop reference pointer” corresponds to a combination of a control information group and line information. For example, BTR pointer for control control = $ 01 corresponds to a combination of data table information A and line information = 0, for example, BTR pointer for control control = $ 02 corresponds to a combination of data table information A and line information = 1. To do. Therefore, the number / type of information to be generated from “partial stop reference pointers” increases according to the number of combinations (multiplication number) of a plurality of control information groups and a plurality of line information.

Here, a plurality of pieces of control information (for example, “0”, “1”, “2”, “F”, 16 pieces) are divided into a plurality of groups (for example, “0”, “1”, “2”, for example) according to the result of the lottery. ”,“ 3 ”,“ 6 ”,“ 8 ”,“ 9 ”,“ C ”,“ D ”, and“ 5 ”,“ A ”,“ B ”, and“ F ”groups). (Three data table information A, B, and C). Therefore, the number of control information groups is smaller than the number of control information.
Therefore, in the present invention, in order to generate a control information group from “a part of stop reference pointers”, for example, as shown in FIG. 22, a pattern for specifying a symbol to be preferentially drawn from “a part of stop reference pointers”. Compared to the case where information is directly generated (for example, 80), the number and types of information to be generated directly from each “partial stop reference pointer” (for example, one control control pointer) is reduced (for example, 15). Therefore, the size of each “partial stop reference pointer” can be reduced (for example, the BTR pointer for control control is set to 4-bit data in order to identify 15 data). As a result, the size (capacity) of the storage area for storing “partial stop reference pointers” can be reduced, and the entire stop reference pointers including “partial stop reference pointers” (for example, for control control) And BTR control) can be reduced in size.

  Further, in the gaming machine 10 according to the present invention, the partial stop reference pointer (BTR pointer) is provided corresponding to each combination of the control information group and the line information, and the control information group The line information is generated by calculating (for example, using a quotient and a remainder when dividing) the partial stop reference pointers (BTR pointers).

  According to the present invention, two types of information of control information and line information can be generated by calculating one stop reference pointer (BTR pointer). As a result, the amount of information can be aggregated and contribute to data compression.

  Further, the gaming machine 10 according to the present invention is further provided with a specific number (specifically, 5) of the predetermined lines, and the stop control means is configured to use the partial stop reference pointer (BTR pointer). Is divided by the specific number (specifically, 5), the quotient obtained by the division is a numerical value corresponding to the control information group, and the remainder obtained by the division is calculated as a numerical value corresponding to the line information. It is characterized by.

  According to the present invention, the stop reference pointer (BTR pointer) is divided by a specific number that is the number of predetermined lines, so that the quotient is a numerical value corresponding to the control information group, and the remainder obtained by the division is the line information. By calculating as numerical values corresponding to, two numerical values corresponding to the control information group and the line information can be specifically obtained from the stop reference pointer which is one numerical value.

  Further, in the gaming machine 10 according to the present invention, a plurality of the control information groups are provided, control information corresponding to the result of the combination lottery is set in each control information group, and the stop control means is The control information corresponding to the result of the combination lottery corresponding to each control information group is obtained from the control information group.

According to the present invention, a plurality of control information groups having control information corresponding to the result of the winning lottery are provided. By using the stop reference pointer, a desired control information group corresponding to the winning lottery result can be obtained from a plurality of control information groups, and control information corresponding to the winning lottery result can be acquired. Thereby, information can be consolidated.
In the stop control means 140 of the present invention, “acquiring control information corresponding to the result of the winning lottery from the control information group” specifically refers to the third stage shown in FIG. In FIG. 19, step 213 and step 214 correspond to each other. In particular, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 14 and FIG. 19, the “role lottery result” for acquiring the control information is a “role lottery result” corresponding to the control information group, for example, "Higher flag pointer" and "Lower flag pointer" are included.

In addition, the gaming machine 10 according to the present invention further includes a plurality of symbol groups each having a plurality of symbol combinations relating to a combination, and the control information identifies any symbol group from the plurality of symbol groups. Is provided corresponding to a combination of a control symbol pointer for designating and symbol information for specifying any symbol combination from among a plurality of symbol combinations in the symbol group, and the stop control means, The control symbol pointer and the symbol information are generated by calculating (dividing) the control information.

According to the present invention, the control information includes a control symbol pointer for identifying any symbol group from among a plurality of symbol groups, and symbol information for identifying any combination of symbols from the symbol group. It is provided corresponding to the combination. Thereby, by calculating the control information, the control symbol pointer and the symbol information can be generated. A control symbol pointer and symbol information can be collectively stored in control information that is one numerical value, and data compression can be achieved.
In the stop control means of the present invention, “the control symbol pointer and symbol information are generated by calculating the control information” specifically means the fourth stage shown in FIG. 9 described later, FIG. 15 corresponds to the correspondence relationship between the control information, the control symbol pointer, and the symbol information, and steps 215 to 216 in FIG.

The “symbol information” in the present invention is information for designating a symbol to be stopped at a predetermined line by the stop control means 140 (a symbol constituting a combination of symbols relating to a role), and a plurality of symbols are provided for each symbol. Yes.
The plurality of symbol information is stored in a specific storage area set in a predetermined storage area (ROM of the main control means), and this specific storage area is referred to as “symbol definition data”. The specific storage area (for example, the symbol definition data in FIG. 23) is divided into a first storage area (for example, the first byte in FIG. 23) and a second storage area (for example, the symbol definition data in FIG. 23). The second byte in FIG. 23). The first storage area (first byte) corresponds to the symbol information related to the bonus combination (combination) or replay combination, while the second storage area (second byte) and the small combination (winning combination) It corresponds to such symbol information.

Since the same value is stored in the symbol information stored in the first storage area and the symbol information stored in the second storage area, the symbol is specified even if only the symbol information is specified. It is not possible. For example, when “$ 01” is specified as the symbol information, “$ 01” is stored in both the first storage area and the second storage area, so it is necessary to specify which storage area it is. There is. The information for designating which of these storage areas is a “control symbol pointer”, specifically, the symbol designated in the first storage area (designated by the first byte “ Red 7 ”symbol) or a symbol designated in the second storage area (“ bell ”symbol designated in the second byte).
As described above, the plurality of symbol information is roughly divided into two groups depending on the storage area in which the symbol information is stored. Therefore, these groups are referred to as “symbol groups”. Therefore, it can be said that the control symbol pointer is for specifying any symbol group.

  Therefore, in the present invention, in the symbol definition data, the symbol corresponding to the symbol information generated from the control information is selected from the plural symbol information corresponding to the control symbol pointer generated from the control information by the stop control means. It is a symbol (drawn symbol) that is preferentially stopped to the line.

  Further, in the gaming machine 10 according to the present invention, the stop control means further divides the control information by a predetermined number, sets a quotient obtained by the division as a numerical value corresponding to the control symbol pointer, and obtains it by division. The remainder obtained is calculated as a numerical value corresponding to the symbol information.

  According to the present invention, by dividing the control information by a predetermined number, the quotient is made a numerical value corresponding to the control symbol pointer, and the remainder obtained by the division is calculated as a numerical value corresponding to the symbol information. It is possible to specifically obtain two numerical values corresponding to the control symbol pointer and the symbol information from the control information which is one numerical value.

  Further, the gaming machine 10 according to the present invention further includes a stop table stop for stopping the stop positions at all the stop operation timings by a stop table determined in advance based on the result of the winning lottery. Control and control stop control for determining whether or not the symbols in the stoppable range at the stop operation timing can be stopped and stopping, and the stop control using the part of stop reference pointers includes the control stop control. It is characterized by.

According to the present invention, the required storage capacity is greater than the control stop control, but the stop table stop control can be stopped reliably, and the required storage capacity is less than the stop table stop control. By combining both of the control and the control, which takes time to create a program for determining whether or not to stop, data compression can be achieved by taking advantage of both features.
For example, it is possible to use stop table stop control that can be stopped reliably only where it is not easy to stop by executing most of the stop control by control control with a small storage capacity load. Become.

  The gaming machine 10 according to the present invention is characterized by the following points. That is, a plurality of reels 62 around which a plurality of symbols 61 are arranged, a start switch 40 for starting rotation of the reels 62, a plurality of stop switches 50 for stopping the rotation of each reel 62, and Based on the operation of the start switch 40, a lottery means 120 for performing a lottery to determine whether or not a winning combination (hereinafter referred to as “role lottery”), the result of the winning lottery of the winning lottery means 120, and the Stop control means 140 that performs stop control of the reel 62 based on the stop operation timing of the stop switch 50, and rotates the reel 62 based on the result of the lottery and the stop operation timing of the stop switch 50. The gaming machine 10 is capable of giving a predetermined profit depending on whether or not the combination of the symbols 61 related to the winning combination is aligned on a predetermined line, the stop control means 140, Based on the result of the drawing lottery and the stop operation timing, a part of stop reference pointers (BTR pointers) of a plurality of stop reference pointers (BTR pointers) that can be used in a plurality of types of stop control are acquired, and the part The stop reference pointer (BTR pointer) defines the result of the winning lottery and the position at which the symbol 61 determined by the winning lottery result is stopped, and is composed of 4 bits, and the stop control means 140 is characterized in that the symbol 61 determined by the result of the combination lottery can be stopped by stop control based on the partial stop reference pointer among the plurality of types of stop control.

According to the present invention, since a group of control information is allocated instead of assigning individual control information, the number and types of information to be generated from the stop reference pointer for control control is reduced, and the stop reference pointer ( The capacity of the control reference and the BTR control can be reduced, and the overall size of the stop reference pointer (BTR pointer) can be reduced from the conventional 8-bit data storage capacity to the 4-bit data storage capacity. .
As a result, data compression and storage capacity can be reduced, and the storage capacity can be allocated to the BTR control stop table, and the number of stop events (stop symbol 61) can be increased accordingly. Further, it is possible to avoid a decrease in gameability due to a monotonous stop appearance and poor change, and further improvement in gameability can be achieved.

In the present invention, the “plural stop reference pointers” are stored in a predetermined storage area (for example, the ROM of the main control means).
Here, when the number (type) of the stop reference pointers increases, the size of the storage area for storing the stop reference pointers increases. On the other hand, when the number of stop reference pointers decreases, the storage area for storing the stop reference pointers increases. The size becomes smaller. In addition to the plurality of stop reference pointers, various information is usually stored in the predetermined storage area. When the maximum size of the storage area is limited, a plurality of stop reference pointers are stored. It is preferable that the size of the storage area for storing is smaller.

Here, as a method of reducing the size of the storage area for storing “plural stop reference pointers”, it is conceivable to reduce the number of stop reference pointers. Then, in the present invention, since the stop mode of the symbol can be determined based on the stop reference pointer, if the number of stop reference pointers is reduced, for example, the stop mode of various symbols such as a monotonous stop appearance cannot be obtained. Therefore, in the present invention, the number of stop reference pointers can be reduced by reducing the size of one stop reference pointer (in other words, enabling stop control using a stop reference pointer having a small size). While suppressing, the size of the storage area for storing the “plurality of stop reference pointers” is reduced.
For example, when one stop reference pointer is “4 bit data”, two stop reference pointers can be stored in a 1-byte storage area. Therefore, when one stop reference pointer is “8 bit data” (1 Even if the number of stop reference pointers is the same, the size of the storage area for storing stop reference pointers is halved compared to storing one stop reference pointer in a byte storage area.

  In the present invention, “plural stop reference pointers” and “plural types of stop control” correspond in advance. Therefore, by reducing the size of each stop reference pointer corresponding to the first stop control (for example, control control) among a plurality of types of stop control, all stop reference pointers are stored. Even if the size of the recording area is not changed, the storage area for storing the stop reference pointer corresponding to the second stop control (for example, BTR control) can be expanded. As described above, the storage area corresponding to the stop reference pointer of the second stop control (for example, for BTR control) is expanded, so that the number of stop reference pointers is increased, and various stop modes can be set by the second stop control. It can be provided to the player, or the entire size of the storage area for storing all stop reference pointers can be reduced, the storage area for storing other information can be expanded, and various games can be provided. It will be.

1 is an external front view showing a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is an embodiment of the present invention and is a diagram showing the arrangement of symbols provided on each reel. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the input, control and output of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is an embodiment of the present invention, and is a block diagram showing reel control means. It is an embodiment of the present invention and is a conceptual diagram showing an effective line (drawing line). It is an embodiment of the present invention, and shows the type, name, symbol combination, payout, etc. of each combination. It is embodiment of this invention and is a transition diagram of a gaming state. It is embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a figure which shows the transition origin of game state, and a transition destination. It is an embodiment of the present invention and is a conceptual diagram showing an outline of stop control. In the embodiment of the present invention, (A) is a table for determining T control designation data by FP high order and FP low order, and (B) is control transfer data collected from T control designation data, It is explanatory drawing which shows the outline | summary of the process in which a BTR pointer is determined. It is embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between a BTR pointer, data table information, and an effective line. In the embodiment of the present invention, (A) is a correspondence relationship between flag pointers 00-03 and internal winning information, and (B) is an explanatory diagram showing a correspondence relationship between flag pointers 00-0B and internal winning information. is there. In the embodiment of the present invention, (A) is a correspondence relationship between flag pointers 0C to 0F and internal winning information, and (B) is an explanatory diagram showing a correspondence relationship between a type and a role name. It is embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is explanatory drawing which shows the correspondence of data table information A, B, C, and control information. It is an embodiment of the present invention, and is a diagram showing the relationship between control information, a control symbol pointer, a remainder (control symbol pointer) divided by 8 and symbol information. It is an embodiment of the present invention, and is a diagram illustrating an example of stop control in a first stop. It is an embodiment of the present invention, and is a diagram illustrating an example of stop control in a second stop. It is an embodiment of the present invention, and is a flowchart showing a stop control process after a start switch operation. It is an embodiment of the present invention, and is a flowchart showing processing of control control. It is an embodiment of the present invention, and is a stop table showing the relationship between the BTR pointer and the stop operation position in 01 BTR control. It is an embodiment of the present invention, and is a stop table showing the relationship between the BTR pointer and the stop operation position in 04 BTR control. It is a comparative example of embodiment of this invention, Comprising: An example of a stop reference pointer (BTR pointer) in the case of providing five effective lines (drawing line) with respect to 16 types of symbol information is shown It is a table. It is a comparative example of the embodiment of the present invention (the same is used in the embodiment of the present invention), and is a table showing symbol definition data such as symbol information, where (A) is the role of the first byte. FIG. 7B is a diagram showing symbol definition data such as symbol information of symbols, replays, control pull-in symbols, etc., and FIG. 7B is symbol definition data such as symbol information of winning symbols in the second byte. It is embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between remainder, bit data, and symbol information.

In the present specification, in each explanation location, when the definition or the like about the direction is not shown, it is seen from the gaming machine 10 to the player in front of the player that is facing the gaming machine 10. The direction toward the side is the “front” direction, and the opposite direction is the “rear” direction. Similarly, the left and right directions such as “left” and “right” mean the left direction and the right direction when viewed from the player. Similarly, in the description of each member, when a definition or the like about the direction is not shown, it means a direction viewed from the player in a state where each member is fixed at a predetermined position of the gaming machine 10.
A slot machine as the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. The slot machine as the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment includes a square box-shaped housing 12 having a front opening that opens in the front direction, and a front door 14 that covers the front opening of the housing 12 so that the front opening can be opened and closed. And.

  At the upper part of the front door 14, an upper panel 20 made of a thin resin is provided. In the approximate center of the upper panel 20, a design 61 on the circumference of three reels 62 (left reel 64 on the left side, middle middle reel 66, right reel 68 on the right side) can be seen. A transmissive symbol display window 16 is formed. When the rotation of all three reels 62 is stopped, the symbol display window 16 is formed so that a total of nine symbols 61 arranged in three columns and three rows are shown to the player. The symbol display window 16 is provided on the front side of the reel 62, and is used for visually recognizing a plurality of symbols 61 stopped on an effective line 86 to be described later when the rotation of the reel 62 is stopped. . The reel 62 is capable of variably displaying a plurality of symbols 61 via the symbol display window 16.

In the rear direction (backward direction) of the symbol display window portion 16, three drive motors (not shown), a total of three reels 62 respectively rotated by the respective drive motors, the drive motor, A reel unit 60 having a unit holder (not shown) for holding the reel 62 is disposed.
The front door 14 is formed with notifying means 70 for notifying the player of various information such as winning of a lottery by sound, light, video, or the like. The notification means 70 is disposed on the front door 14 and includes a speaker 72, a display device 84, and an effect lamp 78. The reel 62 is normally used for the progress of the game, but in the state where the progress of the game is stopped, the notification means 70 is shown by showing an effect (so-called reel effect) with a behavior different from the normal rotation operation. You may use as a kind of.

The speaker 72 includes an upper speaker 74 disposed on the upper left and right of the front door 14 and a lower speaker 76 disposed on the lower left and right of the front door 14.
The display device 84 is a display device for displaying various images on the screen, and constitutes an effect unit having the display device 84 as a liquid crystal display device for displaying images including moving images. is there.
The effect lamp 78 includes an upper lamp 80 disposed above the front door 14 and lower lamps 82 disposed on the left and right of the lower portion of the front door 14.

A lower panel 22 is provided at the lower part of the front door 14. The front door 14 includes an operation unit 30 that is located on the lower panel 22 and protrudes toward the front of the front door 14.
In the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, a medal is inserted in advance from a medal slot 38, which will be described later, as a condition for starting the game, and up to 50 credit medals can be stored as credit medals (the number of inserted coins is electronic). A function of electronically storing and managing data as data). Note that the maximum number of credit medals that can be stored is 50, which is the maximum number of credit medals.

  Below the medal slot 38 is provided a settlement switch 36 for paying out all medals credited by the credit function. Three stop switches 50 corresponding to each of the three reels 62 are provided on the left side of the settlement switch 36 in order to stop the rotation of the corresponding reel 62 by operation. The stop switch 50 has a left stop switch L for stopping the left reel 64, a middle stop switch C for stopping the middle reel 66, and a right stop switch R for stopping the right reel 68. ing. That is, these stop switches 50 are provided corresponding to each of the plurality of reels 62, and after the start of display of the variation of the symbols 61 of the plurality of reels 62, the variation display of the symbols 61 of the reels 62 is individually displayed by the player's operation. It is for stopping.

  On the left side of the stop switch 50, there is provided a start switch 40 for starting the rotation of the reel 62 on condition that a medal is inserted or a max bet switch 34 described later is operated. That is, the start switch 40 is for starting the variable display of the symbol 61 on the reel 62 by the player's operation. Above the start switch 40, there is provided a max bet switch 34 for substituting three medals by subtracting the number of medals that can be inserted until the maximum number of inserted medals (specifically, three) is reached from the number of credited medals. ing. In the RBB, which will be described later, the above-mentioned 3 sheets are set to 2 sheets.

In addition to the max bet switch 34, or in place of the max bet switch 34, a single bet switch may be provided in which the number of credited medals is reduced by one and replaced with one medal.
It should be noted that between the max bet switch 34 and the medal slot 38, an operation means 31 such as a chance switch as a switch not involved in the progress of the game may be provided. Then, a predetermined privilege may be given by causing the player to operate the chance switch as the operation means 31 once or a predetermined number of times at a predetermined opportunity.

The above-described start switch 40, stop switch 50, checkout switch 36, and max bet switch 34 constitute an operation means 31 (see FIG. 3) that can be operated by the player.
A rearward direction (backward direction) of the lower portion of the front door 14 is a so-called hopper unit that can store medals and can pay out medals, as shown in FIG. A power supply device (not shown) for supplying power to each component is disposed along with a power switch that can be operated to turn on or shut off the power.
At the lower part of the front door 14, a medal payout port 28 through which medals are paid out from the storage payout means 24 is formed in a predetermined case. Below the medal payout port 28, a dish-shaped medal tray 26 that opens upward is formed to store medals paid out from the medal payout port 28. When the number of credited medals is less than the maximum number of credit medals, the acquired medals are added to the number of credit medals without being paid out from the medal payout exit 28 until the number reaches 50.

  The gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment enables a game to be started by inserting a predetermined number of medals by operating the max bet switch 34 or inserting medals. Then, when the start switch 40 is pressed, the reel 62 starts to rotate and a game is started, and a winning lottery is performed using a lottery table corresponding to each state of the main controller 110 described later. Then, the gaming machine 10 stops the rotation of the reel 62 to match the result of the winning lottery based on the operation timing of the stop switch 50 corresponding to each reel 62 and the winning lottery result. The gaming machine 10 determines whether the combination of symbols 61 constituting the winning combination is a predetermined effective line (when the combination of symbols 61 of a predetermined combination is aligned on the line, depending on the combination of symbols 61 at the time of stoppage. This is a line to which the profit is awarded, and is hereinafter referred to as the active line 86.) When the player stops on the line, the player is given a predetermined profit such as winning a prize and paying out a predetermined number of medals. . As a result, one game is completed.

“Effective line 86” means a line that will be won when the winning combination is lined up on the line, and “Pocket” for a small role, which will be described later, is a combination of symbols 61 corresponding to the role on the effective line 86. Means that The effective line 86 of the present embodiment is composed of five lines as shown in FIGS. Specifically, the effective line 86 includes a middle line connecting the middle stage of the left reel 64, the middle stage of the middle reel 66, and the middle stage of the right reel 68, an upper stage of the left reel 64, and an upper stage of the middle reel 66. The upper line connecting the upper stage of the right reel 68, the lower stage of the left reel 64, the lower stage of the middle reel 66, the lower stage line connecting the lower stage of the right reel 68, the upper stage of the left reel 64, and the middle reel From five lines, a lower right line connecting the middle stage of 66 and the lower stage of the right reel 68, and a lower right line connecting the lower stage of the left reel 64, the middle stage of the middle reel 66, and the upper stage of the right reel 68 It will be.
As shown in FIG. 2, on the surfaces of the left reel 64, the middle reel 66 and the right reel 68, "red 7 (red seven)", "crown", "bar", "blank", "diamond 1", "diamond" A plurality of various symbols 61 of “diamond 2”, “bell”, “cherry 1”, “cherry 2”, and “replay” are formed.
In the present embodiment, a plurality of winning combinations (RBB, RB, replay (replay), small winning combination (winning winning combination), increasing winning combination, etc.) are set in advance according to the combination of symbols described above (see FIG. 6).

  These symbols 61 are formed by sticking tapes on which the respective symbols are printed on the outer peripheral surface of the reel 62. Note that the symbol number (frame number) of the symbol 61 in FIG. 2 is not physically assigned to the outer peripheral surface of the reel 62 but is a virtual number for controlling the stop of each symbol 61. This is for specifying a specific symbol 61 in the program.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a control device 100 for controlling the overall operation of the gaming machine 10 is formed inside the gaming machine 10. This control device 100 receives the information (command) from the main control device 110 that controls the state by advancing the game, and controls the effects according to the progress of the game. A sub-control device 300 that controls each state of the effect is provided in order to perform an effect of notifying the player of information related to game content.

The main control device 110 and the sub control device 300 are connected by one-way communication from the main control device 110 to the sub control device 300 in order to prevent unauthorized operation of the main control device 110. Communication in the reverse direction from the control device 300 to the main control device 110 is not performed (that is, not bidirectional communication). The main controller 110 receives inputs from the start switch 40, the stop switch 50, the max bet switch 34, and the checkout switch 36, performs a lottery drawing, and controls the operations of the reel unit 60 and the storage / dispensing means 24. The sub control device 300 receives a signal from the main control device 110 and controls the operation of the notification means 70 such as the display device 84. On the output side of the sub-control device 300, the display device 84, the speaker 72, and the effect lamp 78 as the notification means 70 are connected.
In the present embodiment, instead of the display device 84, an effect sub reel device may be provided and controlled by the sub control device 300. Further, in addition to the display device 84, a sub reel device for production may be provided, and these may be controlled by the sub control device 300.

  Although not particularly illustrated, the main board having the main control device 110 and the sub board having the sub control device 300 are housed in dedicated board cases, respectively. Specifically, the main control device 110 is housed in the main board case, and the sub control device 300 is housed in the sub board case. The main board case is fixed to the upper part inside the housing 12 and the sub board case is fixed to the left side from the front inside the housing 12.

  The main control device 110 and the sub control device 300 are configured by a microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an I / O port (not shown). The CPU has an interrupt function such as a timer interrupt, and executes various programs by executing a program stored in the ROM. The ROM stores programs executed by the CPU and fixed data such as various tables, and the RAM stores a temporary storage area when the CPU executes the programs, for example, the state of the gaming machine 10 It is used as a storage area for storing the area and the lottery result of the role lottery.

In the main control device 110 of the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, a normal state that is normally performed is provided. The main control device 110 is provided with a replay time (RT) state in which the probability of winning the re-game combination (replay combination) is set higher (or lower) than the normal state. This RT state is controlled by the main controller 110.
Although not provided in the present embodiment, in the sub-control device 300, the combination of the symbols 61 related to the combination is aligned on the effective line 86 by informing the stop operation order of the stop switch 50, the winning symbol 61, etc. An assist time (AT) state for assisting for stopping may be provided. This AT state can be controlled by the sub-control device 300.

  Of course, the devices for controlling each state (main control device 110, sub-control device 300) are not limited to those described above, and each state may be controlled by the other control device, A part of the means may be partially controlled by another control device and may be controlled across both control devices. At this time, direct transmission from the sub-control device 300 to the main control device 110 is not performed, but the main control is performed by notifying the predetermined stop operation order from the sub-control device 300 and stopping the player. Information can be transmitted indirectly to the device 110.

  In the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, as a game, a transition can be made by winning a normal game that is a normal game and a lottery (transition lottery) that determines whether or not to shift during the normal game. And a game in a bonus state (bonus game) as a special game to which more benefits can be given.

The bonus game as a special game can be started when a predetermined start condition is achieved, and can be ended when a predetermined end condition is achieved. Specifically, in the bonus game as a special game, the combination of symbols related to the bonus transition combination can be stopped on the predetermined effective line 86 by winning the predetermined bonus transition combination as a result of the combination lottery. Can be migrated.
In addition, in the case of RBB1 or RBB2, for example, the number of medals that the player has acquired (paid to the player) during the bonus game is a predetermined number of games (the so-called acquisition specified number, specifically, For example, in the case of RBB1, the number is set to 344. Of course, the number is not limited to the number. Further, in the case of the regular bonus RB, the game is set to end when a predetermined number of winnings or a predetermined number of games have elapsed during the RB.

  In addition, it is not limited to these start conditions and end conditions. Instead of the number of payouts, the actual number calculated by subtracting the number of inserted medals from the number of paid out medals instead of the number of payouts. You may set with the net increase number which is the number of acquisition of medals. In addition, the number of games executed during AT may be set to other conditions such as reaching a predetermined number of games (so-called initial number of games or maximum number of games). . In other words, the number of games during a special game may be ended by executing a predetermined number of games (so-called initial number of games or maximum number of games). These conditions may be a combination of the number of games and the number of acquired medals (or a net increase).

  The reel effect is an effect using the reel 62. The three reels 62 are rotated and stopped, the rotation direction is changed, the rotation speed is changed, the rotation acceleration is changed, and the predetermined symbol 61 is rotated. This is performed by various means. The display effect is an effect performed by a moving image or a still image displayed on the display device 84 that is a liquid crystal display device. Note that sound, music, sound effects, and the like from the speaker 72 are appropriately performed along with the display effect.

  The main control device 110 includes a lottery drawing means 120, a reel control means 130 (start control means 135, stop control means 140), a normal state control means 160, an RT control means 170, a bonus control means 180, an acquisition specified number counting means 210, Each unit includes freeze effect control means 230, reel effect execution means 245, payout control means 250, transition lottery means 330, and transmission means 260. Details of each means will be described later.

Note that these means, in particular, the acquisition specified number counting means 210, the transfer lottery means 330, and the like may be included in the sub control device 300 instead of the main control device 110. At that time, since direct transmission of data from the sub-control device 300 to the main control device 110 is not performed, the order of the stop operation by the stop switch 50 is performed by the sub-control device 300 when such transmission is necessary. Is notified to the player by the notification means 70, and the information from the sub-control device 300 is transmitted to the main control device 110 through indirect transmission means such as the player performing stop operation in the stop operation order. You can make it.
With the above configuration, the main control device 110 functions as means for performing a lottery of a combination, controlling rotation and stop of the reel 62, and progressing the game.

The main control device 110 is mainly for controlling the game, and is mainly for making the game progress. Hereinafter, the game in the present embodiment will be described.
When the prescribed number of bets (three) is set, five active lines 86 (see FIGS. 1 and 5) are set. In the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, 3 to 1 is set as the prescribed bet number. As a method for setting the bet number, there are a method for inserting a medal from the medal insertion slot 38 and a method for setting a credit medal as the bet number by operating the max bet switch 34. If the start switch 40 is operated on condition that the specified bet number (three, two, or one) is set, the bet number is fixed and one of a plurality of combinations is selected by the combination lottery means 120. A lottery (role lottery) of whether the crab is won or lost is performed. At almost the same time as the lottery, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time (4.1 seconds in the present embodiment) has elapsed since the start of the rotation of the reel 62 in the previous game. After a lapse, all three reels 62 start to rotate. In the present embodiment, a prescribed number of bets is set to 2 for RBB1 and RBB2 of bonus games described later, and is set to 1 for RB.

In the present embodiment, when a role is roughly classified, a small role (a role accompanied by a medal payout), a re-playing role (a role that can start the next game without using a medal owned by the player, so-called replay) Role) and a transitional role (a role accompanied by a transition of the state of the game or production).
After starting the rotation of the reel 62, a predetermined condition (in this embodiment, after executing the process of accelerating the reel 62, a predetermined sensor detects that the rotational position of the reel 62 is the reference position) is established. Then, the stop switch 50 can be operated (stop operation enabled state).
Thereafter, when one of the three stop switches 50 is operated, the rotation of the reel 62 corresponding to the stop switch 50 is stopped. When all the three stop switches 50 have been operated, the rotation of all three reels 62 is stopped.

  In the present embodiment, when the symbol related to the winning combination stops on the active line 86, a winning is won, and a predetermined predetermined payout number is processed. The gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment is formed such that a profit is given to a player when a predetermined combination of symbols 61 is arranged on the active line 86. For example, when the combinations of symbols 61 corresponding to the small roles are arranged on the active line 86, the number of medals corresponding to each small role is awarded to the player.

  In the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment, as a state of the main control device 110, a normal state that is normally (generally) performed, and in this normal state, a bonus (RBB) is won by a role lottery of the role lottery means 120. However, if the symbol 61 related to the bonus transition combination does not stop on the active line 86, the internal winning state (specifically, the RBB1 winning state (the RBB1 condition device operating state ( RBB1F), RBB2 winning state (RBB2 condition device operating state (RBB2F)), RB winning state (RB condition device operating state (RBF) and RT1 state), and this internal winning state (RBB1 winning state) , RBB2 winning state, RT1 winning state), when the symbol 61 related to each bonus transition combination stops on the active line 86, the player than the normal state There are provided bonus states (RBB1, RBB2, RB state) in which the profits granted to can be increased (see FIG. 6).

  The bonus state is selected as a bonus transition role as a transition role, and further, a combination of symbols 61 corresponding to the bonus transition role (for example, “red 7, red 7, red 7”, “crown, crown, crown” When the “crown, crown, bar”) are aligned on the active line 86, the game of which RBB1, RBB2, and RB are started from the next game of the aligned game.

  In addition, even if the combination of symbols 61 corresponding to the bonus transitional combination is not prepared on the active line 86 in the game at the time of winning, the bonus transitional combination will correspond to the bonus transitional combination on the effective line 86 after the next game. The state of winning the bonus transition combination (so-called internal hit state) is effective until 61 combinations are available. Other combinations will be invalid after the next game if the combination of symbols 61 corresponding to the combination is not available on the active line 86 in the game at the time of winning. For example, in the RBB1 and RBB2, the bonus state ends when the total number of medals paid out to the player during the bonus state exceeds a preset number (specifically, for example, 344). In RB, it is set to end with 8 wins or 8 games.

In the present embodiment, as a bonus state, a big bonus state (RBB1, RBB2 state) mainly controlled by main controller 110 is provided. The big bonus state facilitates winning of a small role by making the lottery probability of all small roles higher than the normal state. The big bonus state according to the present embodiment ends with a payout number exceeding 344. Of course, this end condition is not limited to 344 sheets, but other sheets may be used.
In addition, when the combination of symbols 61 corresponding to the re-playing role (replaying role) is arranged on the active line 86, the medal is not paid out, but the bet number is automatically used in the next game without using the medal owned by the player. Can be set and played.

The role lottery means 120 is a means provided in the main control device 110, and is for performing a lottery (role lottery) of winning or losing a plurality of roles in response to an operation of the start switch 40. . The role lottery means 120 uses a lottery table for determining whether or not a winning combination has been won for the normal state, the bonus state (RBB1 state, RBB2 state, RB state), and the internal winning state (RBB1 winning). A plurality of units are provided for each of the intermediate state (RBB1F), the RBB2 winning state (RBB2F), and the RB winning state (RBF)) (see FIGS. 7 and 8), and are stored on the ROM of the main controller 110. It is remembered. The role lottery means 120 compares a predetermined lottery data with a random number extracted from random numbers generated by a predetermined random number generator (random number generator circuit) having a loop counter that repeatedly counts integer values within a predetermined range. Then, it is determined whether or not it is won.
The process by the combination lottery means 120 is performed in step 111 (see FIG. 18) described later.

  It should be noted that the lottery probability used for the role lottery of the role lottery means 120 is configured to be changeable by the manager of the game hall within a pre-programmed range. Specifically, a plurality of setting values (specifically, by operating a setting change switch (not shown) in the housing 12 for changing a setting value that is a value for defining the lottery probability) Can change the lottery probability by selecting any one of 1 to 6). In the present embodiment, six set values 1 to 6 are provided, and the lottery probability is defined to be advantageous to the player in principle as the set value increases.

  The reel control means 130 is a means provided in the main control device 110, and includes a start control means 135 for starting the rotation of each reel 62 and a stop control means 140 for performing stop control for stopping the rotation of each reel 62. And. Of the reel control means 130 (start control means 135 and stop control means 140), the stop control means 140 will be described in detail later.

  The normal state control means 160 controls the progress of the normal state. Here, the normal state refers to a replay time (RT) by the RT control means 170, which will be described later, or a state other than the bonus game state (RBB1, RBB2, RB state) by the bonus control means 180. The winning probability of the game player is set lower than the replay time (RT) in the internal winning state (RT1 state in the RBB1 winning state, the RBB2 winning state, and the RB winning state).

In the present embodiment, the RT control means 170 controls the replay time (RT) state.
In the RBB1 state, the RBB2 state, and the RB state, the winning probability of replay is set to zero.
When the RBB1, RBB2, and RB states are completed, the RT0 state is established. In this RT0 state, the winning probability of replay is set to the normal state.
In the RBB1 winning state, the RBB2 winning state, the RB winning state, so-called RBB1, RBB2, RB internal hit state (conditional device operating state), it is the RT1 state, and the replay winning probability is the specified number of bets 3 The number of cards is set higher than the normal state, and is set to be the same level as that of the normal state when the specified number of bets is one.
The bonus control means 180 controls bonus games, specifically, RBB1, RBB2, and RB states.
The acquisition specified number counting means 210 is for counting the acquisition specified number by subtraction (or addition) during the game section of the special game.

In the present embodiment, although not shown in particular, the acquisition specified number counting means 210 counts and stores an initial acquisition specified number (for example, 344) that is initially set as the number of medals that can be acquired as a special game. Counting means.
Although not shown in particular, each acquired specified number counting means 210 has a calculation means for subtracting the payout number from the acquired specified number every time a medal is paid out, and a memory for storing a numerical value calculated by this calculating means. Means.

In addition, the initial acquisition specified number is set to 344 in advance, but is not particularly limited thereto, and may be less than 344 or more than 344. In addition, the specified number of initial acquisitions may be determined each time by lottery using random numbers.
Further, the acquisition specified number counting means 210 is not limited to the one that subtracts the payout number from the initial acquisition specified number as described above. The special game may be terminated by reaching the predetermined acquisition specified number by adding the payout number.

  The bonus control means 180 determines the end of the game section of the bonus game as a special game on the condition that the specified acquisition number counted by the acquisition specified number counting means 210 has reached a predetermined number (specifically, 344). .

  That is, the number counted during the bonus game zone as a special game by the acquisition specified number counting means 210 is a direct parameter for determining the end of the bonus game zone as a special game. The bonus control means 180 determines whether or not the end of the game section of the special game is determined based on whether or not the number of acquired medals has reached the maximum number of medals that can be acquired in the special game.

Note that, as described above, the number of medals acquired (specified number of acquisitions) is used as a parameter for determining the game section of the special game, but this is not necessarily limited thereto. Other parameters may be used as long as they can be parameters that ultimately determine the game section of the special game (influence the length of the game section (which affects and limits the length)). Specifically, the number of direct games may be used as the parameter. The maximum number of games that can be executed during the bonus game as a special game (the so-called maximum number of games) is determined, and the bonus game as the special game reaches the maximum number of games executed during the bonus game. (In this case, the number of games is added, but in the case of subtraction, the number of games executed is subtracted from the maximum number of games, and after subtraction. May be terminated when the value of 0 reaches 0). In addition, other direct or indirect parameters that can determine (limit) the final game section, or a combination of these parameters may be used.
The freeze effect control means 230 is for executing a freeze effect that temporarily stops the progress of the game. Specifically, when it is determined that the transition lottery of the transition lottery means 330 is won, the freeze effect control means 230 executes the freeze effect. Note that during this freeze effect, the reel effect execution means 245 may execute a spinning effect that combines rotation, stop, reverse rotation, and the like of the reel 62.

  The reel effect executing means 245 is for executing the reel effect using the reel among the various effects by the reel 62 that is operating as the notification means 70 in the frozen state. The reel effect executing means 245 executes the reel effect.

The payout control means 250 is for performing predetermined processing such as medal payout. The payout control means 250 pays out medals of the payout number determined based on a value such as a prescribed number of bets (one, two or three).
The transfer lottery means 330 performs a transfer lottery during a non-bonus game using a predetermined transfer lottery probability, and whether or not to shift to a bonus state as a special game can be transferred by lottery (transfer lottery) It will be decided. Specifically, the transfer lottery means 330 may perform a transfer lottery in each game during a non-bonus. Of course, the trigger for carrying out the transfer lottery is not limited to this, but other predetermined triggers (for example, the timing at which a predetermined state starts or ends, or the timing at which a predetermined number of games have elapsed from a predetermined trigger) , When a predetermined role is won, etc.). This transfer lottery means 330 can be shifted to the bonus state by a lottery different from the role lottery, but of course, all of them are determined by the role lottery without such a transfer lottery means 330. Alternatively, it may be determined by a combination of the result of the lottery drawing and the transfer lottery means 330.

The transmission means 260 is for transmitting a signal to the sub-control device 300.
The sub-control device 300 includes a receiving unit 310 and an effect executing unit 370.
The receiving unit 310 receives a signal from the transmitting unit 260.
The effect execution means 370 is for executing a display effect performed by the display device 84.

Note that these means may be arranged in the main control device 110, and the effect execution means 370 may be arranged in the main control device 110 instead of the sub control device 300.
With the above configuration, the sub control device 300 receives a signal from the main control device 110 and performs an effect accompanying the progress of the game.

As shown in FIG. 4, the reel control unit 130 includes a start control unit 135 for starting the rotation of the reel 62, a result of the role lottery of the role lottery unit 120, and a stop operation timing of the stop switch 50. Stop control means 140 for performing the stop control.
The start control means 135 is set so as to start the rotation of all the reels 62 by the operation of the start switch 40 by the player and maintain the rotation speed in a state where the rotation reaches a predetermined rotation speed. .

  The stop control means 140 is based on the lottery result of the combination lottery means 120 and the rotation position of the corresponding reel 62 when each stop switch 50 is operated (stop operation timing of the stop switch 50). Stop rotation. Note that the stop control unit 140 may set a condition for stopping whether or not the order (stop operation order) when each stop switch 50 is operated to stop according to a predetermined condition, if necessary. The processing by the stop control means 140 is performed in FIGS.

The stop control means 140 includes a control stop control means 141 for executing control stop control for determining whether or not to stop the symbols in the stoppable range at the stop operation timing, and stop positions at all the stop operation timings. And BTR stop control means 142 for executing stop table stop control (BTR stop control) for stopping by a predetermined stop table based on the result of the winning lottery, and various data used for other stop control such as a stop table And table storage means 570 for storing a table storing the above.
The control stop control means 141 includes a stop reference pointer acquisition means 520 for acquiring a stop reference pointer (BTR pointer), and a result of the role lottery (configuration information (upper FPH, lower FPL)) and a control information group (data table information A, data table information B, data table information C) having a plurality of control information for specifying a symbol (drawing symbol) based on the result of the combination lottery, As a result of the role lottery, control information determination means 540 for determining (generating) line information for specifying a predetermined line for stopping the symbol related to the determined role, a stop reference pointer (BTR pointer), Control information for acquiring various information in control stop control by calculation A calculation unit 550, the line information such as pulling lines and, and a reel stop processing unit 600 for performing the stop processing of the reel 62 by the symbol information.

The reel stop processing means 600 is used to stop the reel 62 based on line information such as a lead-in line, symbol information, and the like.
The BTR stop control unit 142 uses a stop table in which stop positions stored in the table storage unit 570 are set in advance, and sets stop positions at all the stop operation timings based on the result of the winning lottery. It is for stopping by a table (see FIGS. 20 and 21).

As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the transition state in the main controller 110 is the normal state (RT0) and the internal winning state (RBB1, RBB2, RB winning state (RBB1F, RBB2F, RBF)). And a bonus state (RBB1, RBB2, RB state).
The normal state (RT0) is controlled by the normal state control means 160. When the bonus (RBB1, RBB2, RB) is won by the winning lottery by the winning lottery means 120 in the normal state, the normal state is changed to the internal winning state (RBB1F, RBB2F, RBF). In the internal winning state, the RT1 state has a higher replay lottery probability than the normal state.

The RT1 state in the internal winning state (RT1 state, RBB winning state) is a state in which replay controlled by the RT control means 170 is won with high probability.
In the internal winning state, when the combination of the symbols 61 for the bonus transition combination is prepared, the bonus state (RBB1, RBB2, RB state) is shifted from the winning state. This bonus state is controlled by bonus control means 180. In this bonus state (RBB state), the replay lottery probability is set to zero.

  When a predetermined number, for example, 344 payouts are made in the bonus state (RBB state), the state shifts from, for example, the RBB1, RBB2, and RB states to the normal state (RT0).

The outline of the stop control according to the present embodiment is as shown in FIG. Specifically, a role lottery is performed by pressing the start switch 40, and internal winning information is acquired. Specifically, the values of the FP high rank (FPH) related to the winning combination and the FP low rank (FPL) related to the winning combination are collected. For example, suppose that the lower FP is set to $ 05 (diamond) and the upper FP (FPH) is set to $ 01 (RBB1).
Note that (1) in FIG. 9 is the first stage, which is a stage for acquiring the BTR pointer, and (2) is the second stage, in which the data table information and the data table information are obtained from the BTR pointer acquired in the first stage. (3) is the third stage, the control information is obtained from the data table information obtained in the second stage, and (4) is the fourth stage. The control symbol pointer and symbol information are acquired from the control information acquired in the third step, and the drawing symbol is specified.

First, the first stop operation process in the left reel 64 under the above conditions will be described.
As shown in FIG. 10A, when a stop operation is performed by the stop switch 50 by the player based on the values of the upper FP and the lower FP, T control designation data is collected.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10A, $ 26 corresponding to the lower FP ($ 05) and upper FP ($ 01) is acquired as T control data by the stop reference pointer acquisition means 520.
Next, stop operation position determination is performed, and T control designation data is updated.
Specifically, the stop operation position at the stop operation timing is determined, and thereby the T control designation data is updated (switched).
For example, in the above example, the stop reference pointer acquisition unit 520 depresses the symbol related to both the symbol combination of $ 05 (diamond) and $ 01 (RBB1) at the retractable timing on the left reel 64. If so, the T control designation data is maintained at $ 26.
In addition, when the symbol related to the symbol combination is pushed down at the timing that can be pulled in the left reel 64 only for $ 05 (diamond) and the symbol related to RBB1 cannot be pulled in, the T control designation data is updated to $ 27. The
Further, when both of the symbol combinations of $ 05 (diamond) and $ 01 (RBB1) are pressed at a timing at which the drawing cannot be performed, the T control designation data is updated to $ 28.
Specifically, for example, if the current timing of pressing the stop switch 50 is a position as shown in FIG. 16 (operated at the position of the dotted line), both the diamond and the RBB1 symbol can be pulled in. The T control designation data is maintained at $ 26 as it is.

Next, the T control designation data set as described above is determined to determine a stop control method.
When the T control designation data is $ 00 to $ 10 ($ 10 or more and less than $ 10), it is stopped by BTR stop control.
When the T control designation data is $ 10 to $ 20 ($ 10 or more and less than $ 20), it is stopped by control stop control.
When the T control designation data is $ 20 to $ 30 ($ 20 or more and less than $ 30), the control transfer control is stopped.
Here, the control control refers to a control that can be surely stopped by a stop operation and that is performed to draw a so-called non-missing symbol (for example, a bell or a replay).
In the case of drawing in a symbol that causes missing, it is set to be stopped by control transfer control.
Since $ 26 has been acquired this time, the stop process is performed by the control transfer control (because both the diamond and RBB1 symbols are lost).

Next, a control transfer table corresponding to the value is acquired from the T control designation data acquired above.
A control transfer table corresponding to each T control designation data is stored in the table storage means 570 in advance.
As described above, when the T control designation data is $ 20 to $ 30, the control shift is set. Since the table transfer means 570 stores the control transfer table corresponding to each value of the T control designation data, the stop reference pointer acquisition means 520 obtains the control transfer table corresponding to the T control designation data. Since $ 26 is acquired as the T control designation data, the corresponding control transfer table (6) shown in FIG. 10B is acquired.

Since the control transfer table (6) has been acquired, a BTR pointer that is a stop reference pointer of 4-bit data is acquired therefrom, and control transfer determination is performed. The flow of control shift determination is as shown in the lower part of FIG.
$ 98, $ 67, $ 34, and $ 12 are collected from the control transfer table (6), and the BTR pointer is $ 09, $ 08, $ 06, $ 07, $ 03, $ 04, $ from the data. Set to the first digit of 01, $ 02.
Processing that is preferentially determined from the numerical value on the left side is performed.

As the first priority, $ 09 is acquired as the BTR pointer, and 9 ÷ 5 = 1 is the remainder of 4. It is determined whether or not the diamond symbol can be drawn into the right-up line. When the pull-in is possible, stop control is advanced by the BTR pointer, and when the pull-in is impossible, the process shifts to the second priority.
In this case (when the BTR pointer is $ 09), it becomes data table information B as described later. Since the lower FP is $ 05, the control information is 9, the control symbol pointer as a quotient divided by 8 is $ 01, the remainder = 1 (symbol information = $ 02) (see FIG. 14), and DIA (diamond symbol) is It becomes a drawing pattern.
As the second priority, $ 08 is acquired as the BTR pointer, and 8 ÷ 5 = 1 is the remainder 3. It is determined whether or not the diamond symbol can be drawn into the right downward line. When the pull-in is possible, stop control is advanced by the BTR pointer, and when the pull-in is impossible, the process shifts to the third priority.
Similar processing is repeated until the eighth priority.

As the eighth priority, $ 02 is acquired as the BTR pointer, and 2 ÷ 5 = 0 remainder 2. It is determined whether or not the RBB symbol can be drawn into the lower line. If pull-in is possible, stop control is advanced by the BTR pointer. If pull-in is not possible, another data table information is used to similarly obtain a BTR pointer and perform stop processing such as BTR stop control.
In this case, as shown in FIG. 12, it is assumed that the diamond symbol cannot be pulled in at the lower stage, but is stopped at a position where it can be pulled in at the upper stage. In that case, first, a BTR pointer of $ 09 having the first priority is acquired from the control transfer data table, and the diamond symbol is drawn to the lower stage. Next, when the BTR pointer of $ 08 with the second priority is acquired and it is possible to pull in the diamond symbol in the upper stage, it is possible to pull it in by sliding four frames, so as shown in FIG. Will be drawn in.

A process of collecting data table information and a pull-in line (effective line) after collecting a stop reference pointer (BTR pointer) will be described with reference to FIG.
In the present embodiment, two pieces of information, that is, data table information and a lead-in line (effective line) are generated from the stop reference pointer (BTR pointer) obtained as described above.
The data table information is information obtained by grouping the control information. Specifically, the data table information has a value of 0, 1, or 2, and corresponds to the data table information A, B, or C.
Here, the data table information is information for acquiring symbol information in advance, and is information obtained by storing (grouping) a plurality of control information (4 bits) directly. The internal winning information used at this time varies depending on the data table information to be referred to (see FIG. 12).
When the information specifying the data table information is 0 (data table information A), the control information (DB $ 00, $ 12) corresponding to the upper value in the internal winning information is acquired.
When the information specifying the data table information is 1 (data table information B), control information (DB $ 03, $ 88, $ 99, $ CD, $ 66) corresponding to the lower value in the internal winning information is acquired. .
In the special control of the data table information C described above, for example, when a diamond (DIA) is won, the diamond (DIA) is first drawn with the first priority. At this time, since the diamond (DIA) cannot always be pulled in, when the “diamond” is spilled, the second priority (simultaneous winning) one-piece (LSP1) is pulled. Such a case is handled as a special case (for special control).

When the information specifying the data table information is 2 (data table information C), control information (DB $ 5A, $ BF) corresponding to the special pointer is acquired. This data table information is used for special control.
The pull-in line (effective line) is information of the effective line that aligns the symbols in this stop operation, and the five effective lines of the middle line, the upper line, the lower line, the lower right line, and the upper right line shown in FIG. The numerical value is one of 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Here, the numerical values corresponding to each drawing line (effective line), specifically, as shown in FIG. 11, “0” corresponds to “middle line” and “1” corresponds to “upper line”. “2” corresponds to the “lower line”, “3” corresponds to the “lower right line”, and “4” corresponds to the “right upward line”.

A part of the stop reference pointer (BTR pointer) is provided for each combination of control information group (data table information) and line information. Therefore, the control information group and the line information are formed so as to be generated by calculating (dividing) the stop reference pointer (BTR pointer).
Specifically, the control information determination unit 540 divides the stop reference pointer (BTR pointer) acquired by the stop reference pointer acquisition unit 520 by the numerical value 5 by the control information calculation unit 550, and calculates the quotient and the remainder.
The number of lead-in lines is provided as a specific number (specifically, 5) (see FIG. 5).

Control information determining means 540 as stop control means divides a part of stop reference pointers (BTR pointers) by a specific number (specifically, 5), and the quotient obtained by the division is a numerical value corresponding to the control information group. And the remainder obtained by the division is calculated as a numerical value corresponding to the line information.
For example, if the stop reference pointer value = $ 02, the quotient is 0 and the remainder is 2. The calculated quotient is acquired as information specifying data table information.
When the quotient is 0, the data table information A is acquired. When the quotient is 1, the data table information B is acquired. When the quotient is 2, the data table information C is acquired.

The calculated remainder is acquired as information for designating the lead-in line (effective line).
When the remainder is 0, it is an upper line, when it is 1, the middle line, when it is 2, the lower line, when it is 3, it is a right-up line, and when it is 4, it is a right-down line.
Therefore, in the case of the above example, when the BTR pointer is $ 02, the pull-in line acquired using the data table information A is aligned with the lower line.
Next, in the present embodiment, the control corresponding to the internal winning information (flag pointer FP) by the role lottery determined when the start switch 40 is pressed using the information 0 to 2 specifying the acquired data table information. Get information (4 bits).

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the internal winning information (flag pointer FP) is composed of a higher order and a lower order, and the upper $ 00, $ 01, $ 02, and $ 03. Corresponds to the lottery loss (HZ), RBB1, RBB2, and RBB3 (see FIG. 12A). The lower $ 00, $ 01, $ 02, $ 03, $ 04, $ 05 ... $ 09 ... $ 0F, etc. are the lottery lost (HZ), RP, BEL1, BEL2, DIA1, DIA2 ,... Correspond to CH or the like (see FIGS. 12 and 13). For example, if the winning lottery result and RP are won in the non-internal state, the upper level is $ 00 and the lower level is $ 01. Become.

As shown in FIG. 14, the correspondence between the internal winning information and the control information in each data table information is as follows. For example, the control information stored in the data table information A corresponds to the top of the internal winning information in order from the top.
For example, when the information specifying the data table information is 0, the internal winning information has a higher rank of $ 01, and the internal winning information has a lower rank of $ 02, the data table information A is referred to and corresponds to the upper $ 01. Control information 0 ($ 00) is acquired (see FIG. 14). At this time, since it is data table information A, the lower $ 02 of the internal winning information is ignored.
Also, for example, when the information for acquiring the data table information is 1, the internal winning information has a higher rank of $ 01, and the internal winning information has a lower rank of $ 02, the data table information B is referred to and the lower order $ 02 is set. Corresponding control information 8 ($ 08) is acquired. At this time, since it is data table information B, the upper $ 01 of the internal winning information is ignored.

Next, a process for acquiring a control symbol pointer and symbol information from control information and acquiring a final drawing symbol will be described with reference to FIGS.
As described above, a plurality of control information groups (data table information A, B, C) are provided.
In the present embodiment, the control information includes a control symbol pointer for identifying any symbol group from among a plurality of symbol groups and any symbol combination from among a plurality of symbol combinations in the symbol group. It is provided corresponding to the combination with symbol information for specifying. The stop control means 140 calculates (divides) this control information to generate a control symbol pointer and symbol information.
In the present embodiment, the stop control unit 140 divides the control information by a predetermined number (specifically, 8), sets the quotient obtained by the division as a numerical value corresponding to the control symbol pointer, and obtained by the division. The remainder is calculated as a numerical value corresponding to the symbol information.

This will be described more specifically.
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the control information is acquired by referring to the internal winning information from the data table information.
In this embodiment, the control symbol pointer and symbol information are obtained from this control information. Here, the control symbol pointer is information indicating the byte number at which the drawing symbol is defined in the symbol definition ( 14 and FIG. 15), specifically, it has a value of either 0 or 1.
Symbol information is information for designating a drawing symbol defined in symbol definition data. Specifically, any one of $ 01, $ 02,..., $ 80 (8 types) (See FIG. 23).
Specifically, the acquired control information is divided by 8, and the quotient and the remainder are calculated.
For example, if the control information is $ 01, the control information calculation means 550 calculates 0 as the quotient and 1 as the remainder.
The calculated quotient is acquired as information specifying the control symbol pointer.
When the quotient is 0, the control symbol pointer is 0, and the first byte of symbol definition data is designated.
When the quotient is 1, the control symbol pointer becomes 1, and the second byte of symbol definition data is designated.

As shown in FIG. 24, instead of using the calculated remainder as information for designating the symbol information as it is, 8-bit data in which the bit corresponding to the remainder value +1 is turned on (that is, 1) is acquired as symbol information. .
That is, when the remainder is 0, 8-bit data “0000 0001” ($ 01) with the first bit turned ON (1) is acquired as symbol information.
If the remainder is 1, 8-bit data “0000 0010” ($ 02) with the second bit turned ON (1) is acquired as symbol information.
If the remainder is 2, 8-bit data “0000 0100” ($ 04) with the third bit turned ON (1) is acquired as symbol information.
If the remainder is 3, 8-bit data “0000 1000” ($ 08) with the fourth bit turned ON (1) is acquired as symbol information.
When the remainder is 4, 8-bit data “0001 0000” ($ 10) with the fifth bit turned ON (1) is acquired as symbol information.
If the remainder is 5, 8-bit data “0010 0000” ($ 20) with the sixth bit turned ON (1) is acquired as symbol information.
If the remainder is 6, 8-bit data “0100 0000” ($ 40) with the seventh bit set to ON (1) is acquired as symbol information.
If the remainder is 7, 8-bit data “1000 0000” ($ 80) with the eighth bit turned ON (1) is acquired as symbol information.

In the case of the above example (the control information is $ 01), the quotient is 0, so the control symbol pointer is 0 (see the first byte).
The remainder becomes 1, and “0000 0010” = $ 02 in which the second bit of the 8-bit data is turned on is acquired as information specifying the symbol information.
Therefore, the symbol “crown, crown, crown” corresponding to $ 02 defined in the first byte of the symbol definition data becomes the current drawing symbol.
That is, the control of aligning the acquired “crown, crown, crown” pattern with the effective line (lower line) corresponding to the previously acquired line information is performed with the first priority.

  Also, for example, when 1 is generated as a quotient, the control symbol pointer is 1, and when a remainder 4 is generated, “0001 0000” = $ 10 with the fourth bit of 8-bit data turned ON. Is the information for acquiring the symbol information, and the symbol “red 7, red 7, cherry” corresponding to $ 10 defined in the second byte of the symbol definition data becomes the current drawing symbol.

FIG. 15 shows the contents shown in FIG. 14 arranged with the control information coming to the left end.
In the present embodiment, a stop reference pointer (BTR pointer), a control transfer flag, and a control transfer table address are stored when the stop process is performed.
The control transfer flag is a flag for determining whether or not control transfer has been performed, and the control transfer table address stores whether stop processing has been performed with priority N in the control transfer table.

Specifically, for example, when the stop process is performed by the control shift determination at the first stop, two of the control shift flag and the control shift table address are used at the second stop.
For example, when the stop process is performed by the BTR stop control or the control stop control at the first stop, two of the control transition flag and the BTR pointer are used at the second stop.
Next, processing at the time of the second stop will be described.
Assume that the winning lottery result in which the lower FP is $ 05 (diamond) and the upper FP is $ 01 (RBB1) is won. Due to the first stop, it is stopped as shown in FIG.
Here, the fact that the stop process was performed with the second priority $ 08 BTR pointer in the first stop is stored as information in the control transfer table address.
First, the control transition flag is determined.
If this flag is set, the control shift determination is performed at the first stop, and if this flag is not set, the control control or BTR control is performed at the first stop.

Since the control shift flag is set this time, the control shift determination is continued even in the second stop. When the control transfer flag is not set, the BTR pointer held at the first stop is acquired, and the stop process is performed with the BTR pointer.
In the control transfer determination, the control transfer table address of the control transfer determination performed for the first stop is acquired. Information indicating whether control control has been performed with the Nth priority is acquired. In this case, since the pull-in process is performed with the second priority at the time of the first stop, the control shift determination is performed again from the 4-bit data with the second priority.
In this time, as shown in FIG. 17, it is assumed that the diamond cannot be pulled in at the second stop, but the red 7 is stopped at a position where it can be pulled.

In this case, in the second priority, BTR pointer = $ 08, and the diamond cannot be drawn to the right downward line. In the third priority, BTR pointer = $ 06, and the diamond cannot be drawn into the upper line. In the fourth priority, BTR pointer = $ 07, and the diamond cannot be drawn into the lower line. In the fifth priority, the BTR pointer = $ 04, and the symbol of RBB1 can be drawn into the right-up line.
Thereby, the process of drawing the symbol of RBB1 into the line that rises to the right is performed, and as shown in FIG. Here, since the stop process is completed, information that the pull-in process is performed with the fifth priority is also stored (as a control transfer table address).

Next, processing at the time of the third stop will be described.
A control method for the third stop is determined from the information stored at the time of the second stop.
The control shift flag is determined in the same manner as when the second stop is started.
In this example, since this flag is set, the control shift determination process is continued even in the third stop.
Then, control shift determination is performed. Based on the control transfer table address, information indicating that the stop process has been performed with the fifth priority is stored in the second stop, and the control transfer determination is performed from there. Again, the fifth priority BTR pointer = $ 04 is acquired, and the process of drawing the symbol of RBB1 into the right-up line is performed. This time, when the stop operation is performed at a position where the red 7 symbol can be drawn, the symbol of RBB1 is displayed on the right-up line.

The stop control process after the start switch operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
In step 110, the start lever (start switch 40) is operated. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 111.
In step 111, internal winning information is acquired by the lottery process. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 112.
In step 112, a spinning cylinder starting process is performed, that is, the rotation of the reel 62 is started. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 113.
In step 113, it is determined whether or not all the reels 62 have stopped rotating. If it is determined that the operation has stopped, the process proceeds to step 120. If it is determined that the operation has not been stopped, the process proceeds to step 114.

In step 120, determination processing such as winning or replaying based on the stop position is performed, and processing such as medal payout based on the determination processing is performed.
In step 114, it is determined whether or not the stop switch 50 of the rotating reel 62 has been pressed. If it is determined that the button has been pressed, the process proceeds to the next step 115. If it is determined that the button has not been pressed, the process returns to step 113.
In step 115, it is determined whether or not the stop operation is a so-called first stop operation that is the first stop operation. When it is determined that the operation is the first stop operation, the process proceeds to the next step 116, and when it is determined that the operation is not the first stop operation, the process proceeds to step 121.
In step 121, a BTR pointer is obtained. Then, the process proceeds to next Step 117.

In step 116, a BTR pointer corresponding to the internal winning information is obtained. Then, the process proceeds to next Step 117.
In step 117, it is determined whether the BTR pointer is less than $ 10. If it is determined that it is less than $ 10, the process proceeds to step 118 and control is performed. If it is determined that it is not less than $ 10, the process proceeds to step 119 and BTR stop control is performed.

The control control process will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
In step 210, control control is started. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 211.
In step 211, the BTR pointer is divided by 5 to calculate the quotient and the remainder. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 212.
In step 212, it is determined whether or not the quotient value is zero. If it is determined that the quotient value is 0, the process proceeds to step 213. If it is determined that the quotient value is not 0, the process proceeds to step 214.

In step 213, the control information corresponding to the flag pointer upper (FPH) of the internal winning information is acquired from the data table information A corresponding to the quotient. Then, the process proceeds to Step 215.
In step 214, the control information corresponding to the flag pointer lower order (FPL) of the internal winning information is acquired from one of the data table information B and C corresponding to the quotient. Then, the process proceeds to Step 215.
In step 215, the quotient and remainder obtained by dividing the control information by 8 are calculated. The quotient is set as the control symbol pointer. Then, the process proceeds to next Step 216.
In step 216, bit ON data corresponding to the remainder (0 to 7) is generated and used as symbol information. Then, the process proceeds to next Step 217.
In step 217, control stop control is executed based on the acquired line information, control symbol pointer, and symbol information. Then, the process proceeds to next Step 218.

In step 218, it is determined whether or not the pull-in is possible. If it can be pulled in, the process proceeds to the next step 219, and if it cannot be pulled in, the process proceeds to step 220.
In step 219, the reel stop processing means 600 performs stop processing. Then, the process returns to step 113.
In step 220, the BTR pointer is obtained again. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 221.
In step 221, stop control determination is performed, and the process returns to step 113.

The BTR stop control will be briefly described with reference to FIGS.
The BTR stop control is to stop using a stop table in which stop positions are stored in advance for each stop operation timing (stop position, symbol number when stop operation is performed).
The BTR stop control includes a 01 BTR stop control shown in FIG. 20 and a 04 BTR stop control shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 20, the 01BTR stop control is a stop control method in which a stop position is directly designated and stopped among stop positions with symbol numbers 0 to 20 (in the case of 21 frames).
Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 20, when the BTR pointer acquires $ 10, the symbol number 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 is bit ON (1), so at the stop position. Control to stop. Similarly, when it is desired to stop at symbol numbers 5, 7, and 12, the corresponding BTR pointer = $ 11 corresponding to the bit number is acquired and the stop process is performed.

As shown in FIG. 21, the 04BTR stop control is a stop control method for acquiring and stopping the number of coma shifts corresponding to the stop operation at any stop operation position among symbol numbers 0 to 20. is there.
For example, in the case shown in FIG. 21, when the BTR pointer = $ 20 is acquired, the stop process is performed by acquiring the number of coma shifts that stop at the numbers 4, 8, 12, 16, and 20. For example, when the stop operation is performed at No. 6, the number of coma shift = 2 is acquired, the two-frame slip, and the stop at the No. 4 symbol.
The above control is control that can be performed by 01 BTR stop control, but so-called overtaking control can be performed by 04 BTR stop control.

  The BTR pointer $ 21 in FIG. 21 has data of the number of frames that stop at Nos. 5, 7, and 12. However, in the 01 BTR stop control of FIG. However, when the stop operation is performed at No. 9 in the BTR pointer $ 21 of the 04BTR stop control shown in FIG. Note that an extra storage capacity is required as compared with the 01 BTR stop control.

Next, a comparative example of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
22 and 23 show a comparative example of the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 22 shows five effective lines (lead lines) for the 16 types of symbol information in the comparative example. 23 is a table showing an example of a stop reference pointer (BTR pointer) in the case of being provided, FIG. 23 is a table showing symbol definition data such as symbol information, and FIG. FIG. 4B is a diagram showing symbol definition data such as symbol information of a game, control pull-in symbol, etc., and FIG. 7B is symbol definition data such as symbol information of a winning symbol in the second byte. Note that the same symbol definition data in FIG. 23 is used in the embodiment of the present invention.
23, the values of $ 01, $ 02, $ 04,... Are symbol information. C_RBB1, C_RBB2, C_RB... Described on the left side of these values (symbol information) are names of each symbol information, and “Red Seven “Red Seven” and “Red Seven” are symbols corresponding to each reel.

  The stop reference pointer (BTR pointer) of this comparative example is composed of 8-bit data, and uses 256 types of stop reference pointers (BTR pointers) of $ 00 to $ FF. These 256 types of stop reference pointers (BTR pointers) are allocated and used in both BTR control and control control.

FIG. 22 shows an example of a stop reference pointer (BTR pointer) of the control method in the comparative example, and FIG. 23 shows detailed specific contents of the symbol information used in FIG. It is a table.
For example, as shown in FIG. 22, in the comparative example, for one symbol information (for example, C_RBB1, “red 7, red 7, red 7” (see FIG. 6)), a lead-in line (upper row) as an effective line A stop reference pointer (for example, $ 00 to $ 04) is set for each line, middle line, lower line, right-up line, and right-down line. This is because the result of the winning lottery is set in a state in which the drawing line is related (linked) such as “middle bell” for each winning winning combination.
As a result, when a large number of 16 kinds of symbols such as a bell symbol, a replay symbol, a bonus symbol, etc. are to be pulled in, many types of stop reference pointers (BTR pointers) are required.
For example, when there are 5 active lines, there are 5 types of pull-in lines. For example, even with a bell as a role, an upper bell, a middle bell, a lower bell, a right-up bell, a right-down Since a stop reference pointer (BTR pointer) related (linked) to each of five types of pull-in lines is required, such as a bell, for example, when there are 16 types of winning combinations, as shown in FIG. In addition, at least 16 types × 5 lines = 80 types of stop reference pointers (BTR pointers) are required.

In the comparative example, since various symbols need to be drawn according to the internal winning information of the winning lottery result, the stop reference pointer (BTR pointer) corresponding to the winning lottery result becomes a huge amount, and the stop reference pointer (BTR pointer) ) May be insufficient.
In slot machines, there are various restrictions on the data capacity that can be used to increase security, while it is necessary to increase the data capacity required for stop control in order to further improve game playability. .

  A decrease in gameability due to a monotonous stop appearance (stop symbol) and poor change may greatly affect the selection of the game machine type in the player's game hall. For this reason, in order to further improve the gameability and acquire the position of the slot machine as a popular model, manufacturers and developers of slot machines are accompanied by compression of data capacity required for stop control and compression of usage capacity By aiming to increase the usable storage capacity, we are studying further improvements in playability.

  Thus, the stop reference pointer (BTR pointer) used for both the BTR control as the stop table control and the control control as the determination stop control is an 8-bit data range ($ 00 to $ FF) as in the comparative example. As shown in FIG. 11 of the present embodiment, if it can be within 16 types within the 4-bit data range ($ 00 to $ 0F), various data can be compressed accordingly, and the data Compression and reduction in storage capacity can be achieved, and the storage capacity of the stop table for BTR control can be increased by that amount, and the types of stop events (stop symbols) can be increased. However, it is possible to avoid a decrease in gameability due to a monotonous and poor change, and it is possible to further improve the gameability.

In the present embodiment, the following operations and effects can be achieved by having the above-described configuration.
The stop control means 140 according to the present embodiment is based on the control information group corresponding to the result of the part lottery and the line information specifying the line for stopping the symbol 61 related to the determined part as a result of the part lottery. The symbol 61 based on the result of the combination lottery means 120 can be stopped on the line.

According to the present embodiment, since the control information group is assigned instead of assigning individual control information, the number and types of information to be generated from the control control BTR pointer are reduced, and the BTR pointer ( The capacity for control control and BTR control can be reduced, and the overall size of the stop reference pointer (BTR pointer) is reduced (for example, the data storage capacity is reduced from 8 bits to 4 bits). be able to.
As a result, data compression and storage capacity can be reduced, and the storage capacity can be allocated to the BTR control stop table, and the number of stop events (stop symbol 61) can be increased accordingly. Further, it is possible to avoid a decrease in gameability due to a monotonous stop appearance and poor change, and further improvement in gameability can be achieved.

  According to the present embodiment, it is possible to generate two types of information of control information and line information by calculating one stop reference pointer (BTR pointer). As a result, the amount of information can be aggregated and contribute to data compression.

  According to the present embodiment, by dividing the stop reference pointer (BTR pointer) by a specific number that is the number of predetermined lines, the quotient is made a numerical value corresponding to the control information group, and the remainder obtained by the division is obtained. By calculating as a numerical value corresponding to the line information, two numerical values corresponding to the control information group and the line information can be specifically obtained from the stop reference pointer which is one numerical value.

  According to the present embodiment, a plurality of control information groups having control information corresponding to the result of the combination lottery are provided. By using the stop reference pointer, a desired control information group corresponding to the winning lottery result can be obtained from a plurality of control information groups, and control information corresponding to the winning lottery result can be acquired. Thereby, information can be consolidated.

  According to the present embodiment, the control information specifies a control symbol pointer for identifying any symbol 61 group from among a plurality of symbol 61 groups, and a combination of any symbol 61 from this symbol 61 group. It is provided corresponding to the combination with symbol information for the purpose. Thereby, by calculating the control information, the control symbol pointer and the symbol information can be generated. A control symbol pointer and symbol information can be collectively stored in control information that is one numerical value, and data compression can be achieved.

  According to the present embodiment, by dividing the control information by a predetermined number, the quotient is made a numerical value corresponding to the control symbol pointer, and the remainder obtained by the division is calculated as a numerical value corresponding to the symbol information. Specifically, two numerical values corresponding to the control symbol pointer and the symbol information can be specifically obtained from the control information which is one numerical value.

According to this embodiment, the required storage capacity burden is greater than the control stop control, but the stop table stop control that can be stopped reliably, and the required storage capacity burden is greater than the stop table stop control. By combining both the control and the control that requires a lot of time to create a program for determining whether or not to stop, data compression can be achieved by taking advantage of both features.
For example, it is possible to use stop table stop control that can be stopped reliably only where it is not easy to stop by executing most of the stop control by control control with a small storage capacity load. Become.

According to the present embodiment, since the control information group is assigned instead of assigning individual control information, the number and types of information to be generated from the control control BTR pointer are reduced, and the BTR pointer ( The capacity of the control reference and the BTR control can be reduced, and the overall size of the stop reference pointer (BTR pointer) can be reduced from the conventional 8-bit data storage capacity to the 4-bit data storage capacity. .
As a result, data compression and storage capacity can be reduced, and the storage capacity can be allocated to the BTR control stop table, and the number of stop events (stop symbol 61) can be increased accordingly. Further, it is possible to avoid a decrease in gameability due to a monotonous stop appearance and poor change, and further improvement in gameability can be achieved.

10 gaming machine 12 chassis
14 Front door 16 Symbol display window
20 Upper panel 22 Lower panel
24 Storage and withdrawal means 26 Medal tray
28 Medals outlet 30
31 Operating means 34 Max bet switch
36 Checkout switch 38 Medal slot
40 Start switch 50 Stop switch
L Left stop switch C Middle stop switch
R Right stop switch 60 reel unit
61 design 62 reel
64 Left reel 66 Middle reel
68 Right reel 70 Production equipment
72 Speaker 74 Upper speaker
76 Lower speaker 78 Production lamp
80 Upper lamp 82 Lower lamp
84 Display device 86 Effective line
100 Controller 110 Main controller
120 Role lottery means 130 Reel control means
135 Start control means 140 Stop control means
141 Control stop control means 142 BTR stop control means
160 Normal state control means 170 RT control means
180 Bonus control means 210 Acquired prescribed number counting means
230 Freeze effect control means 245 Reel effect execution means
250 Discharge control means 260 Transmission means
300 Sub-controller 310 Receiving means
330 Transition lottery means 370 Production execution means
520 Stop reference pointer acquisition means 540 Control information determination means
550 Control information calculation means 570 Table storage means

Claims (8)

A plurality of reels with a plurality of symbols arranged around them,
A start switch for starting rotation of the reel;
A plurality of stop switches for stopping the rotation of each reel;
Role lottery means for performing lottery (hereinafter referred to as “role lottery”) as to whether or not a winning combination is won based on the operation of the start switch;
Stop control means for performing stop control of the reel based on the result of the winning lottery of the winning lottery means and stop operation timing of the stop switch,
The reels are stopped based on the result of the lottery and the stop operation timing of the stop switch, and a predetermined profit is given depending on whether or not the combination of symbols related to the winning combination is aligned on a predetermined line. A possible gaming machine,
The stop control means includes
Based on the result of the lottery and the stop operation timing, obtain a part of stop reference pointers of a plurality of stop reference pointers that can be used in a plurality of types of stop control,
A control information group having a plurality of control information corresponding to the result of the part lottery and specifying the symbol based on the result of the part lottery, and the result of the part lottery were determined from the partial stop reference pointers Generating line information for identifying the predetermined line for stopping the symbol related to the role;
The stop control means is capable of stopping a symbol based on the result lottery result of the role lottery means to the predetermined line based on the control information group and the line information. . The partial stop reference pointer is provided corresponding to each combination of the control information group and the line information,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the control information group and the line information are generated by calculating the partial stop reference pointer. A specific number of the predetermined lines is provided,
The stop control means includes
Dividing the partial stop reference pointer by the specific number, setting a quotient obtained by the division as a numerical value corresponding to the control information group, and calculating a remainder obtained by the division as a numerical value corresponding to the line information. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that. A plurality of the control information groups are provided,
In each control information group, control information corresponding to the result of the combination lottery is set,
The stop control means includes
The gaming machine according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein control information corresponding to a result of the combination lottery corresponding to each control information group is acquired from the control information group. A plurality of symbol groups having a plurality of symbol combinations related to roles are provided,
The control information specifies a combination of symbols from among a combination of a plurality of symbols in the symbol group and a control symbol pointer for identifying any symbol group from among the symbol groups. For the combination with the symbol information for
The stop control means includes
5. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the control symbol is generated and the symbol information is generated by calculating the control information. The stop control means includes
The control information is divided by a predetermined number, a quotient obtained by the division is a numerical value corresponding to the control symbol pointer, and a remainder obtained by the division is calculated as a numerical value corresponding to the symbol information. The gaming machine according to claim 5. The plurality of types of stop control are:
Stop table stop control for stopping stop positions at all the stop operation timings by a predetermined stop table based on the result of the combination lottery;
A control stop control for determining whether or not to stop the symbol in the stoppable range at the stop operation timing, and stopping the control,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, wherein the stop control using the partial stop reference pointer includes the control stop control. A plurality of reels with a plurality of symbols arranged around them,
A start switch for starting rotation of the reel;
A plurality of stop switches for stopping the rotation of each reel;
Role lottery means for performing lottery (hereinafter referred to as “role lottery”) as to whether or not a winning combination is won based on the operation of the start switch;
Stop control means for performing stop control of the reel based on the result of the winning lottery of the winning lottery means and stop operation timing of the stop switch,
Based on the result of the lottery and the stop operation timing of the stop switch, the rotation of the reel is stopped, and a predetermined profit is obtained depending on whether the combination of symbols related to the winning combination is aligned on a predetermined line. A game machine that can be granted,
The stop control means includes
Based on the result of the lottery and the stop operation timing, obtain a part of stop reference pointers of a plurality of stop reference pointers that can be used in a plurality of types of stop control,
The partial stop reference pointers define a result of the winning lottery and a position at which a symbol determined by the winning lottery result is stopped, and each of them is composed of 4 bits.
The stop control means is capable of stopping a symbol determined based on the result of the winning lottery by stop control based on the partial stop reference pointer among the plurality of types of stop control. Machine.